[Gllug] Oyster cards vulnerable?

[David Damerell]

On Wednesday, 30 Jan 2008, Nix wrote:
>The way to fix *that* is not to wave the card *over* the reader. Slap it
>face-down on the reader and it triggers instantly. (I keep mine in the
>plastic sleeve that came with my WAGN-as-was season ticket.)

I thought everyone knew that - guess not.

>What? The thing has to suck the ticket in and spit it out. That takes a
>couple of seconds *minimum*,

With good technique you can approach with arm extended and grab the
ticket as it emerges without really slowing down, albeit I think the
new machines are slower. Doesn't help with the mag stripe not working,
of course, which I used to reckon was a dead cert with a Travelcard on
a sweaty day...

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